The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-02
Penpsvlvania Changes

by the Pennsylvania Company. controlling 1000
miles of lines west of Pittsburg. announce the
following appointments and changes made for
he purpose OF reoreanizing the SYSTEM
James McCrea has been elected fourth vice.
president and general manager, with Office at
Pittsburg; Joseph Woods has been appointed
general superin tendent of sport8tion, and in
The absence of the general manager will for
aim, with office at PittsburR; Reuben f. Smith.
20 be general agent of the Cleveland & Pittsburg
division, with Office at Cleveland, o.; Edmund
Valley. superintendent of transportation, with
Office at Pittsburg; F. D. Casanave has been
poin ted superintendent of motive power. with
pfice at Fit Wayne shops The duties of real
estate agent will. until further orders, be per-
formed by the chief engineer. The general
freight agent, manager of the Union line. gem
eral passenger and ticket agent and the general
superintendent of transportation will report to
the general manager. The object of the reorga-
nization is to relieve certain officers in the
freight department. who have been overworked.
Decisions by the Interstate Commission.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The Interstatecom-
merce Commission has dismissed the complaint
in the case of d. F. Allen & Co., of Frankfort
Ind. against the Louisville New Albany 6 Chi
cago railroad for violating the fourth section Of
the law by charging more for shorter than for
q longer haul on grain. The facts brought out
in the evidence. the commission say, show
violation by defendants of the long-ands5orr-
haul clause of the law. The conclusion reached
is that the comp iaint is not sustained.
In the case of w. H Smith against the North
ern Pacific railroad, for selling explorers tick
cts at a lower than is charged the general
public, decision has been rendered against the
railroad company. The commission in this case
decided that the interstate-commerce law does
permit the sale of tickets any class of peo-
pie at rates different from those established for
the general public. and have notified the rail
road to desist from selling special class tickets
at rates less than the regular rate charged to the
general public.
Business for the Truuk-LIne Executive.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-The executive commit
tee OF the trunk-lne railroads will hold meet
ing at the Railroad Commissioners Office to-
morrow, to consider questions pertaining to
freight rates. and to dispose of ordinary routine
business. The immigrant tariff rates
adopted by the general passenger agents at
their recent meeting went into effect to-day.
They will supersede all previous regular spe-
cial immigrant tariffs and will affect all the
trunk lines from New Lork to the West The
immigrant clearing house has issued a pamphlet
containing the fares to all Western points
Under the new tariff the immigrant fare from
New York TO Chicago is $13; TO St Louis SIS;
to Bismarck. D. T., $34 55: to Denver. $4l. 40;
$50 80; to New Tacoma. W. T.. $50; to San
Francisco, 500. %, and TO intermedia points at
proportlonate rates. The book contains the
fares to more than 5000 places in the United
States.
The Wabash and Grand Trunk Cutting Rates.
The rumors from Chicago of rate-c cutting by
Of the trunk lines has some foundation.
The Grand Trunk, which has chronically kicked
at regular rates for years. is not pleased at the
adoption of uniform export rates by the trunk
lines, and demands differentiaL Pending the
settlement of the question the road is making
some cuts in grain and dairy rates. the Wa
bash is also COMPLAINING, and. TO avoid the in
terstate BILL makes concessions In the matter of
carting grain, which reduces the of getting
it to the board. The IN tersuate bill will prob
ably prevent great open cut, inasmuch
a reduction Of through rates carries with
ducrIon of rates TO local points, which most
roads can not afford However, eastbound rates
from Chicago have been disturbed by the action
of the Grand Trunk and Wabash